Aspen/Snowmass received more than 34 inches (86 cm) of snowfall in the last week. As ever, skiers and boarders were more than willing to take advantage of the powder.
With such a decent dump in February, thing are looking good for some spring skiing so Aspen could be the place to ski in 2010.
In this week’s skiing news – there’s no snow in Vancouver but there is snow in Dover. You probably know this already, but what else has been happening in the world of skiing news this week? A new chairlift in New Zealand, a drunk man joyriding an ambulance and a torchlit descent in Scotland – [...]
In a week where the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics dominate ski news, it’s no surprise that our big stories involve Team GB. Read all about their financial troubles and how they WILL compete in Vancouver after all. As well as that, we’ve got a new ski app, Scottish snow diggers, avalanches and the freeride world [...]
Scotland’s Cairngorm Mountain had the unusual problem of having too much snow in the first half of January. This led to a huge community effort to ‘dig out’ key parts of the ski area including access roads, lifts and the summit restaurant so that skiers could reach the slopes, closed by too much snow.
At the Sapporo Snow Festival 2010, it was the 37th international snow sculpture contest. 14 countries sculpted snow like their lives depended on it. There were chisels banging, hearts pounding and snow slowly melting. And then it was all over. So, after one of the best ever snow sculpture competitions – we can announce that [...]
So, what does this week’s skiing news have in store for us? The Winter Olympics are nearly upon us as competitors from all over the world head to Canada, The Bollywood film industry are going to save the Alps and you can go night paragliding in Switzerland. But our favourite story, Ski Buzz hero Eddie [...]
